Week of Jan 14, 2020 VT legislature
Governor Open Office: Wednesdays 8 to 9am
Lt. Governor Open Office: Fridays 8:30am to 10am
Floor Times: These traditionally do not change during the session.
Note: Legislature is traditionally not is session on Mondays and adjourn at 12noon of Fridays
Note: Legislature is not in session the week of Town Meeting Day in March
For the week of 14th January
Tuesday 01/14
House Education:
3pm Review Act 1: scheduled to testify Amanda Garces/VT Coalition for Ethic and Social Equity in Schools
House Judiciary
4:15pm H-568 Human Trafficking and Prostitution
Wednesday 01/15
Homeless Aware Day at Statehouse
12noon Vigil & Rally on Statehouse Steps
House Government Operations
15 minutes after Floor H-464: Law enforcement training on appropriate use of force
House Judiciary
9am H-610 Firearms and Domestic Violence (All Day)
Senate Health & Welfare:
9am: VT All Payer Program
Senate Judiciary:
9am S-54 Regulation of Cannabis
Thursday 01/16
9am Joint Hearing House Health Care & Senate Health & Welfare
One Care Vermont
House General Housing Military Affairs
9am Introduction Xusanna Davis/State Racial Equity Officer
House Judiciary
9am H-610 Firearms and Domestic Violence (All Day)
Friday 01/17
10am Joint Hearing House Health Care & Senate Health & Welfare
One Care Vermont
House Judiciary
15 min after floor H-496 Bias Motivated Crimes and Misconduct
Of note/interest:
S-23 Minimum Wage
House voted not to concur with Senate proposal
Beginning January 1, 2020, an employer shall not employ any employee at a rate less than $11.50
Beginning January 1, 2021, an employer shall not employ any employee at a rate less than $12.20
And on each subsequent January 1, the minimum wage rate shall be increased by five (5) percent or the percentage increase of the Consumer Price Index, CPI-U….as calculated by the U.S. Department of Labor or successor agency for the 12 months preceding the previous September 1, whichever is smaller, but in no event shall the minimum wage be decreased.
Current VT minimum wage is: $10.96 as of 01/01/2020
Livable wage in VT using 2016 benchmarks was assessed to be $13.03 for a household of 2 adults with no children.
Assigned Committee of Conference for S-23
House
Anthony Stevens/Waterbury
Mary Hooper/Montpelier
John Killacky/So. Burlington
Senate
Michael Sirotkin/Chittenden
Becca Balint/Windham
Alison Clarkson/Windsor
H-107 Paid Family and Medical Leave
House voted not to concur with Senate proposal
Qualified employee permitted to receive a total of not more than 12 weeks of Family and Medical Leave benefits in a calendar year
May include up 12 weeks of bonding leave
May include up to 8 weeks for family care leave
May include up to 6 weeks for medical leave
Assigned Committee of Conference for H-107
House
Anthony Stevens/Waterbury
Diana Gonzalez/Winooski
Robin Scheu/Middlebury
Senate
Michael Sirotkin/Chittenden
Becca Balint/Windham
Alison Clarkson/Windsor
New Bills of Interested that have been introduced:
H-464 Lead Sponsor Brian Cina/Burlington
An act relating to law enforcement training on appropriate use of force, de-escalation tactics, and cross-cultural awareness
Data collection use of force
Criminal Justice Training Council develop model policy for use of force
Report to Racial Equity Officer
Assigned to House Committee on Government Operations
H-568 Lead Sponsors: Maxine Grad
An act relating to human trafficking and prostitution
Provides limited immunity from criminal prosecution to a person reporting to law enforcement they are victim/witness to crime that arose from involvement in prostitution/human trafficking
Sex Work Study Committee: examining and modernizing State’s prostitution laws
Assigned to House Judiciary
H-569 Lead Sponsors: Selene Colburn, Diana Gonzalez, Maxine Grad, Emilie Kornheiser
An act relating to prostitution
Repeal prostitution laws
Retain felony human trafficking inclusive of minors
Assigned to House Judiciary
Lt. Governor Open Office: Fridays 8:30am to 10am
Floor Times: These traditionally do not change during the session.
Note: Legislature is traditionally not is session on Mondays and adjourn at 12noon of Fridays
Note: Legislature is not in session the week of Town Meeting Day in March
For the week of 14th January
Tuesday 01/14
House Education:
3pm Review Act 1: scheduled to testify Amanda Garces/VT Coalition for Ethic and Social Equity in Schools
House Judiciary
4:15pm H-568 Human Trafficking and Prostitution
Wednesday 01/15
Homeless Aware Day at Statehouse
12noon Vigil & Rally on Statehouse Steps
House Government Operations
15 minutes after Floor H-464: Law enforcement training on appropriate use of force
House Judiciary
9am H-610 Firearms and Domestic Violence (All Day)
Senate Health & Welfare:
9am: VT All Payer Program
Senate Judiciary:
9am S-54 Regulation of Cannabis
Thursday 01/16
9am Joint Hearing House Health Care & Senate Health & Welfare
One Care Vermont
House General Housing Military Affairs
9am Introduction Xusanna Davis/State Racial Equity Officer
House Judiciary
9am H-610 Firearms and Domestic Violence (All Day)
Friday 01/17
10am Joint Hearing House Health Care & Senate Health & Welfare
One Care Vermont
House Judiciary
15 min after floor H-496 Bias Motivated Crimes and Misconduct
Of note/interest:
S-23 Minimum Wage
House voted not to concur with Senate proposal
Beginning January 1, 2020, an employer shall not employ any employee at a rate less than $11.50
Beginning January 1, 2021, an employer shall not employ any employee at a rate less than $12.20
And on each subsequent January 1, the minimum wage rate shall be increased by five (5) percent or the percentage increase of the Consumer Price Index, CPI-U….as calculated by the U.S. Department of Labor or successor agency for the 12 months preceding the previous September 1, whichever is smaller, but in no event shall the minimum wage be decreased.
Current VT minimum wage is: $10.96 as of 01/01/2020
Livable wage in VT using 2016 benchmarks was assessed to be $13.03 for a household of 2 adults with no children.
Assigned Committee of Conference for S-23
House
Anthony Stevens/Waterbury
Mary Hooper/Montpelier
John Killacky/So. Burlington
Senate
Michael Sirotkin/Chittenden
Becca Balint/Windham
Alison Clarkson/Windsor
H-107 Paid Family and Medical Leave
House voted not to concur with Senate proposal
Qualified employee permitted to receive a total of not more than 12 weeks of Family and Medical Leave benefits in a calendar year
May include up 12 weeks of bonding leave
May include up to 8 weeks for family care leave
May include up to 6 weeks for medical leave
Assigned Committee of Conference for H-107
House
Anthony Stevens/Waterbury
Diana Gonzalez/Winooski
Robin Scheu/Middlebury
Senate
Michael Sirotkin/Chittenden
Becca Balint/Windham
Alison Clarkson/Windsor
New Bills of Interested that have been introduced:
H-464 Lead Sponsor Brian Cina/Burlington
An act relating to law enforcement training on appropriate use of force, de-escalation tactics, and cross-cultural awareness
Data collection use of force
Criminal Justice Training Council develop model policy for use of force
Report to Racial Equity Officer
Assigned to House Committee on Government Operations
H-568 Lead Sponsors: Maxine Grad
An act relating to human trafficking and prostitution
Provides limited immunity from criminal prosecution to a person reporting to law enforcement they are victim/witness to crime that arose from involvement in prostitution/human trafficking
Sex Work Study Committee: examining and modernizing State’s prostitution laws
Assigned to House Judiciary
H-569 Lead Sponsors: Selene Colburn, Diana Gonzalez, Maxine Grad, Emilie Kornheiser
An act relating to prostitution
Repeal prostitution laws
Retain felony human trafficking inclusive of minors
Assigned to House Judiciary
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